Wreak"less, a. Unrevengeful; weak. [Obs.]

Wreath (?; 277), n.; pl. Wreaths (#). [OE. wrethe, AS. wrð a twisted

band, fr. wrðan to twist. See Writhe.]

1. Something twisted, intertwined, or curled; as, a wreath of smoke; a

wreath of flowers. "A wrethe of gold." Chaucer.

[He] of his tortuous train Curled many a wanton wreath.

Milton.

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